Iwori Obara (Iwori Obara · Iwori Obara)

REZO: IWORI BARA AUN BERERA AUN BEREYO AUN TIROLA AUN TIROLO IYO TIMOLE AYE AUN BERE LOKO UJU ADIFAFUN YALORDE EYEBO MEKUN YEWA YOKO YEWA EURE LEBO.

EBBO: Akuko, adie meyi, eya tutu, drinks of various kinds omi, ile ibu, ilekan, atitan de ilegun, esposas, cordel, inso, eku, eya, epo, opolopo owo.

DISTRIBUTION: The adie are for Orunmila; the eya tutu is for Obatala (it is asked what is to be done with it); the akuko is for Elegbara and Osun; the different drinks are poured into a single bottle and placed before Orunmila, and a little of that mixture must be taken every morning before breakfast.

PATAKIN:

In the land of Obe Meku, there ruled a king who was very good and kind to all his subjects, who did with him whatever they felt like; and so, the one who stole was not punished afterward, because he convinced him, weeping to him and promising him that that person was not going to commit crimes anymore, and the king took pity and released him; and to the one who had been robbed, the king himself gave from his own goods so that he would be content. And for this reason in that land there was theft, corruption, and vice in general.

One day a meeting of rulers was held in a nearby land, and this king also attended it, and the remaining monarchs present reproached him that, for being a man of such a good heart, in his land everyone did and undid as they pleased and he punished no one, and that was a negative example for their respective kingdoms.

When this council ended, the king of the land of Obe Meku withdrew very sad and ashamed, and on arriving at his town he gathered his ministers and asked them for advice, and they spoke to him rudely, just like the kings at the meeting; except the oldest of them all, who said to him: "Majesty, on the outskirts of the city, next to Mount Orito Ota, there lives a wise man named Orunmila; go to his presence and ask him for advice, and he will give it to you."

The king did so, and on arriving at Orunmila's house, he did osode for him and saw this Ifá, and said to him: "Because of your good heart they are abusing you, and from today you will continue treating the good one well, but with the bad one you cannot have compassion, so that you may moralize your people." And he marked a rogación with what is indicated above.

After the rogación was made, they gave the akuko to Eshu and Oshun, the adie to Orunmila; to Elegbara and Osun he said that they had to help the king cleanse his kingdom. The eya tutu was brought in to Baba, and when it was placed on him, he prayed:

"ILU BERERA AUN BEREYO AUN TIROLA AUN TIROLO IYO TIMOLE AYE AUN BERE LOKO UJU ADIFAFUN YALORDE EYEBO MEKUN YEWA YOKO YEWA EURE LEBO".

After finishing the prayer, Orunmila handed the eya tutu to the monarch and said to him: "Season it well, and cook it tasty so that you may distribute it at a great feast that you will give in your town."

When the feast began, after a short while, all the delinquents were dazed and drunk, a moment used by Osun and Elegbara to detain them; and when they came to themselves they begged and pleaded with the king that they would make themselves correct people, that he release them.

This time, to everyone's surprise, the king did not heed the pleas, and from then on, thanks to Orunmila's good advice, the land of Obe Meku began to be a respected land, as was its king.